The Role of Speech Reading During Visual Word Processing in Hearing Children: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Speech reading, or the ability to identify speech components from visual cues of the face, contributes to the development of phonological awareness, which in turn supports reading acquisition. The left superior temporal sulcus (STS) is a key region known to be involved in multisensory integration of speech stimuli. Previous studies have shown a behavioral relation between speech reading and reading skill and, separately, engagement of the STS in audiovisual integration for speech reading and word reading. No prior study has directly demonstrated that speech reading mechanisms in the STS are related to word reading skill.

Method

In the current study, we evaluate the role of the left STS in 10- to 16-year-old hearing children (N = 39) during a speech reading tas

SUBMITTER: Banaszkiewicz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12926796 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature